Pneumatic-tire mounting.



c. G. HAWLEY & E. K. BAKER.

PNEumATlc TIRE MOUNTING.

APPLICATIOQ FILED F'EB. I3, |7909.

Patea June 8,1915.

C. G. HAWLEY & E. K. BAKER.

PNEUMATIC TIRE MOUNTING.- APPLICATION man FEB. la'. 1.909.

1,142,516. g PatenaJunel A915.

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c.g-Gv.HAWLEnY mi. K. BAKER. f J'P'NE'uMATvvLc' TIRE MOUNTING.'

` 'v-APPLICATINVZILED FEBLIBLIQOQ- v Patented June 8,1915..v

C. G.' HWLEY L E. K'. BAKER.' PNEUMATIC TIRE MOUNTING. APPL'ICATION FI'LED FEF. I3.. 1.909. v

Paf/med June 8, 19.15.

iii/29M c. `G'. HAwLEYfsi E. K. BAKER.

PNEUMATIC TIRE'MOUN'TIANG. APPLICATION FILED. AFEB'. 1'3, i909.

1,142,516. y 'l A PatentedJne`8,1915.

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CHARLES GILBERT HAW'LEY AND ERL-E KING BAKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN- Y `ons To UNIVERSAL RIM COMPANY, or omonGdiLLINoIs, A oonronnmIoN on' n LIN'o'Is.

specification of Letters Patent.

PNnUMATIc-Tmn Mountains.

Patented June 8, 19.15.

' T0 all whom it may concern f Be it vknown that we, GILBERT HAWLEY "and ERLE'KNGBKER, l citizens of the United States, and residents fo-f. Chica-gdr Cook county, Illinois,A have invented certain new and useful Improvements .1n Pneumatic-Tire Mountings, of which `the follow,.-

ing is a full, clear,` and exact description,

such as will enable others skilled vin .the .art to make and use the same. l

Our invention relates to improved means for mounting or securing tires upon wheels of automobiles and the like, and has `especial reference to improvements in so-called vdemountable rims which .are adapted -tocarry inflated tires and toA be quickly mounted-v whole of, a wheel rim, may be quickly and powerfully expanded and contracted as -required to disengage andengage andsecure it upon the wheel.

Stillv another object of the invention` is to provide an inflated tire holding rim, or a rim part, inthe form of an open or split ring whichshall be equippedjwith mechanism for locking it in either opened or. contracted condition, which mechanism shall be capable of almost instant operation, to effect expansion and contraction of the rim or rim part. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a demountable rim and complementary wheel which may be assembled and dismembered without detaching parts thereof, i. e. to provide a device which shall be free from loose partsf7 by which is meant parts,

^ without that have to be removed and re- -placed and are apt to be lost.

In a sense the subject matters of this present application may be said to be improvements upon they subject matter disclosed in our pending application .Serial No. 426,494 filed. April' 11, 1908, having todo, principally,'with mechanism for expanding, contracting and locking rims and rim parts of so-called split .or open ring forms.

The .invention consists in -various novel constructions-and.combinations of parts all T .his application 1ed'Febmary @IS-1 hereinafter'. :described and particularly pointed-outintheappended claims; which L y3 1vi l;l,he most readily understood byreference totheacco anying draw-ings, forming part Figure 1 lisa side view-of an automobile wheel constructed in accordance with, and provided with a demountable rim embodying,iour invention. -Figs ..2 and v3 are enlarged sectional Aviews .of the'wheel fell7 and rim showing differentlnethods ofdetachably securing the rim on ,tl1e-whee1...,Fig. 4 is a perspective View. of the rim :operating mechanism. Fig. f5 is an enlarged Sido view thereof, in .locked conditiornv Fig. .6 isa similar view,'in openedpposition. .Fig. 7 is a plan view. ofthe `innersde ,of the `wheel felly and rim. Fig.' -8 is .-.a tra n sve rse section on the line @of Fig. 5, viewedinthe direction of the arrow 8the .loc/.king member being omitted.7 Fig. 9 is .,ajsection on the line w of Fig. 5 Viewedinthe direction of the arrow 9. Fig.'10 is asectien'al ,view on the line y, -y of Fig. 5, showing the manner in which the locking member may rif desired be .rigidly5 secured in place.l Fig. 1,1 is-a perspective vien/ofthe lockingmember. Fig. g

. 15. Fig. 17 is-a plan view taken .from Fig.

14. Fig. 18 is -aplan view of the locking member shown in Fig. 14, Fig. 19 shows.

the inner side ,plate o f the locking member. Figs.-20 and 21 are plan and side views of the lu which is' attached to one end,of the rim. igs. 22 and 23 are plan. and;side views ofthe lug attached to the other end'of the rim.' Fig. 24 is a side view showing oui` invention as applied to a detachable Hanged rim, vcommonly lknown as a quick detachable lrim.` Fig. ,25 is .a smilar'vi'ew 4showing the .flanged rimopened, ready Vto beremoved.V Fig. 26 is' a plan view, from beneath, ofthe partsshownfin Fig. 24. Fig.'

27 is a perspective View of therim shown in Figs,..2 to 26together withthe wrench ema sectional view on the line fv,

ployed for the operation thereof. ,Fig. 28

iff-Fig. 29 is a sectionaly view on the line w, fw

`tional view onythe'line r, 1 off;

of Fig; 24.' Fig. 3 0 is a sectional view" on I.. Se-- the line t, t of Fig." 2li. Fig; 3l i 'J Fig. 24e.

Fig-32 is a similar'sectional vievvdiselosing a modified arm of @er quick detachable am with an operating devicejsimilar.

equipped side View` fof another form of "our, rim 1n which We' employ a ring thatinterlocks with vieW of the rim shown 1n Figl` 33,' disclosing vthe complete assemblage of is a section similar to Fig..9 `the clencher form of'rim.l

The devices which a-re shown in Figs. 1 to 23 inclusive relate, to that form of our invention which is best described as a demountable rim'. This ofcourseis incomplete Without the Wheel'npon which it is mounted and with which itisfadapted for ready engagement aswellv as easy disconnection.' 'The Wheel turn is incomplete Without the rim, the-latter being the agency through which the Wheel is equipped but showing with its pneumatic or cushion tire. lows that the wheel and rim must be provided With complementary locking surfaces or interlocking parts 4that shall be capable of securing them in their Working relations and which shall prevent accidental displacement or dislodgement. Various interlocking devices may be employed Without materially influencing or affecting the essence of our invention as hereinafter disclosed, butthe best three known contrivances and those which We. prefer are illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 3. In the first instance the rim 2 which as before stated is inthe form of a split or open rim and may be expanded and contracted, has a substantially inne-r cylindrical surface 2 that contains spaced recesses 23 andthe Wheel has a cylindrical periphery 3 which is provided withA correspondingly spacedl projections 3. When the rim is placed on the Wheel these projections interlock and serve to prevent lateral movement'of the rim on the Wheel. ln the second instance We provide' the inner surface ofthe rim With either a plurality of projections or a continuous rim 25 Which lits into a series of sockets or a continuous groove 3 in the periphery of the Wheel. ln the third instance-the rim itself is provided with a groove 24 which ts and receives either all or a part of the rim Stof the Wheel. Our Wheel A is preferably provided with a felly band B' which is shrunk thereon. This felly band presents the periphery before alluded to and the projections may t of rigen parts. `Fig. 35'.'

lt fol- A inea-raie be the heads of certain of the felly band bolts by Which the band B is secured on the felly A. of the Wheel. j j j L l C represents a pneumatic tire mounted in or on the rim. lt will be understood that the valve stern C extends through the rim eral or'rotaryl movement of the rim on the vvhee'l. The split or opening 21 in the rim not limited thereto and the valve vstem may quite as Well be placed at another point and may be very conveniently located at one end of the rim adjacent to or directlyin the split or gap in the rim. Our rim is so constructed' that it is capable of being expanded, and when expanded its diameter is so in- .creased that the interlocking parts no longer the rim may be freely placedengage and upon or removed from the Wheel. When contracted either intentionally or by the pressure of the. pneumatic tire the rim snugly hugs the periphery of the Wheel and ,2, thevfelly band B and thefelly yofthe Y Wheel and assists in preventing either lat-v forcibly engagesthe interlockingparts. An-

other feature of our construction as better explained hereinafter, is that the rim While on the Wheel is at all times free'to contract for the purpose of taking up lirregularities or Wear between the rim andthe Wheel. As a measure of safety We do not depend upon either the natural resilience of the rim or the contracting eect of the tire thereon but employ a mechanism by which the ends of the rim may be fastened after the rim is contracted on the Wheel. This mechanismA serves to prevent such expansion as would permit therim to escape from the wheel, but does not prevent the contractionyvhich is necessary to take up Wear. To support the tire shoe and the inner tube therein We use in the channel of the rim a light bridge plate D, which bridges the gap between the 4ends of the rim. This plate D, as shrwn in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 to'i, need not be attached to either end of the rim. It conforms to the shape of the latter, being of clencher form in a clencher rim, and'of U-shaped or channel ,form for rims of the kind shown in Figs. 1, 8 to 13. The locking device alluded to comprises four principal members, to Wit.,

the locking member, hook or link c, the lugs f and g and the` operating link or Wrench 7i'.

Referring to Figs. 1, i to 12.' it Will be noted that the lugs f and g are permanently attached to or formed. upon the ends of the rim and preferably on the inner surfaces thereof. The lug f, contains a slot 7i in Which the pintle c of the member e is movable. rlhe lug g comprises a head (7 and the iin or narrower part g2.

The head y," has curved locking surfaces which co-'act with the free end of the member E. The memy i ber E as best shown in Figs.' 5, 6, 7, 10 and '12 is in the form of a two-sided hook Which straddles the lug f and the fin g2 of the 'lug The substantially cylindrical end e2 of the hook is also bifurcated to straddle the fin g2, as shown in Fig. 6. The lug g and Athe end of. the hook contain the holes gi Y and e3. lBecause of thefpeculiarshapes of these parts the centers of the holes are separated by a substantially constant distance during the time that the end' of thehook is rotated around the end of the'lug g. vFor thus rotating the hook and shifting.- it from one side to the other of the lug we elnploy a temporary link or Wrench 71. havingftvvo i studsor. legs h and it Which may be ill- 'The Wrench" serted in the-holes g.3 `and e3. has a handle h3 of any suitable formby Which itY may be turned, and as the Wrench rhas great leverage the hook member e may WheelY interlockingd devices, Whatever their v kind... A special advantage Aof this.v structure is thatthel operating part, namely the link or Wrench,I maybe quickly applied-1 and 'turned to either'open or-close the rim.' and when its work is done'may be removed, the two lugs andthe hook member constituting fj thecomplete lockingand operating device Aexcept at times oi'an exchange of rims.'l

And this locking .device-,may be applied at theedge of the rim'b1itftof prevent `distor-.

tion of the rim when noton-V the wheel,. and when held expandedunderE 1the pressure of an inflated tire, We prefer-tofset' the locking device more nearly atA the. center of the rim,-

as shown in Fig. 7, .providing the wheell felly with a notch b2 to' receive it. The

' hook'end passes centers with the lugs on mately become loose.

some accidental force might throvv back the hook and disconnectffthe. ends of the rim.

the rim ends. and the vdevice is therefore self-locking in both positions'. However the initial contracting Strain on :the rim.

necessary to lock it, as shown in Fig. 5, may

not take all of the stretchoutof the rim,- and from this cause or from-Wear between l the parts the hook and the lug g might ulti- Should this happen To avoid such a contingency vWe preferably provide the fin g2 with 4a -threaded'hole y", and in the inner side of themember e provide a largerhole e4 to' receivea threaded bolt c' Which extends through aV hole B in the felly B. vrlFhis bolt 'can onlybe put in place after the parts are 4in the position y shown in Fig. 5. And Whenpositioned as inFigs. 'Tand 10 serves yto atoncebind the Whole locking contrivance against the felly and support the member e in locked lposition on 'i the lug g. The shank 11 of the. bolt is smaller thantits thread. The bolt is .passed i.

vthrough a hole-in the plate B Efon the telly,

which hole is either threaded or is collapsed after the bolt is positioned.' The bolt may be drawn back until its thread .strikes the inner yside of thevpla-te B3 buticannot otherwise be'shifted and cannot easily detached from` the Wheel.. Thisv prevents its loss. The head of thebolt'is squaraand one end of the Wrenchv it visprovided Withfa socket h4 to it, the bolt head.. It follows that one tool is all that is required to operate our demountable rim.

Inmany cases we find the structure shown in Figs., 141to 23 preferable to .the herein-v So far as ythe locking device itself'is concerned` it is before described locking device.

the same in principle but it takes less room and is offless. Weight. Furthermore instead of simply cutting a notch in the sides of the depth. thatthe locking device may be at the middle of the rim, i. le. .Within the middle representsthe Wheel fellywhich contains a-notch-or'recess,deep enough to receive the lcasting oir-forging J. This is in the forni of an open sided boX also open.' at the' top 'orperipheryi It fills Athe space in the telly and'gives'the elly requisite strength. It does. something more. It.` constitutes a part of (the, metal tire B",5 which latter instead of wheel felly'wve here form .the.notch of isuch 'plane vofthe rim.- In Figs. 145 and 15 2* being a `Welded`ringis simply a piece'of- Hat .steel-rolled up toform`I` and sizegvvith its ends secnred'to the boxing J by. means .of

"rivets v13". The surface J of the boXing is coincidentfyvithythe remainder ofthe band or-. tire BX. The boxing is Apreferably shoul dered to. receive the ends and it desired the endsjmay be braced Vor electrically Welded .I

to. the" boxing.. Ineither form described the boxing is preferably interposed in andmade a part of the metal tire before'the latter is' "shrunk or otherwise fastened on the felly.

v.Pis a hole formed or drilled in the side of the boxing and thev felly to admit a bolt, not shown, that may be used -for fastening the hook ofthe 'locking device. y

2, 2a represent the'ends of theheretofore described demountable rim, and F and Gra lugs somewhatlike those before described. Both lugs may have integral riveting studs,

as shown in Figsg20 to 23. In practice these.

areriveted' in holes in the rim ends and are Vthen brazed. The' lugs may be electrically. Welded-to the rim ends. The locking mem.

ber .or hook isA preferably formed of the 4two side pieces E5 and E, the pintle Fut-he tube ES and the strengthening rivet" E?. These parts wh'enfirst put together are riveted, and the whole-device i-s then dip brazed or welded, making it as thoughv a single piece. The outer. side E is in the form of a hook as it must not interfere with the 'use of the wrench in the two holes Gb and ES', but the inner side E5 may extend straight across from the pintle portion to the part E8. Tf desiredthis part E5. may contain a hole-like the hole Ff* and a final fastening bolt may be used therein after the manner shown in Fig'. 10. lt will be noted that the ends of the parts E5 and E are larger than the tube F18 and that these .parts straddle or overlap the sides ofthe lug Ga. This connectionprevents relative sidewise motionof one parton the other. ln order'thatthe lug shall have a surface flush with the vside of the locking member it is preferably provided with an annular boss G around the hole Gb. When a wrench is used on this fastening it operates in the manner hereinbefore described. Most users prefer to put a common bolt through the hole E8 and the hole J2, but racers who wish to save time will preferl the non-losable fastener which comprises the short bolt or screw K and a swiveled block or gib K adaptedto press against the locking member between its sides. Such a device prevents side shiftL ing between the wheel felly and the rim and also fastens the locking mechanism in locked condition. l

The description .has thus far related to demountable rims. We now desire that it shall be understood that' our locking mechanism is admirably adapted for use upon the detachable flanges on tire rims for socalled quick detachable tires. Such a device is shown in Figs. 24 to 27. The rim L with its edge groove L is of ordinary form. rl`he reversible side flange M is of common crosssection, and this side flange is a split ring, see Fig. 24, and as a means of quickly opening and closing the ring we employ a' wrench operated power expander comprising the link or strap m pivoted to one end of the ring M and having a round Tshead m that co-acts with the bifurcated lug mi.

lA wrench similar to that before described,

having pins which enter the holes m3 and 'mii is used for operating the device to open and close the ring, as shown in Figs. 24 and 25. A stiff' spring M carried by the ring M adjacent to lug m serves to retain the end of the link when moved into locking position. The whole locking contrivance is no wider than the ring. llt maybe accommodated either by a notch in the edge of the rim as shown in Fig. 27, or in a slot M.

provided in said edge, as shown in Fig. 26.'

lin lieu of or in addition to the spring M we may use a small locking screw mi in the aia-asie lug m, the same having an end which enters a hole in the link. No lost motion need be allowed for between the pivoted end of the'link and the ring as it is desirable to use the full throw of the .operating device and openfthe ringwidely as in Fig. 25 to facilitate the quick' removal. All of the parts which are actually needed for lproper opera Vof the kind generally illustrated in Figs. 8,

inFig. 32 operates 9, 10, 13. lt will be noted that we provide i the rim B with a narrow groove Bz' just wide enough to receive the edge of the split ring or .flange N. This latter has a curved outwardly bent flange'N conforming to the `-flange BZ on the other edge of the rim. When the ring N- is expanded by means ofl the operating device Mait may be readily unseated from the rim; and obviously may bequite as readily replaced. This detachable flange may, with ease, be employed, in fact any of the forms of our detachable flanges may -easily be employed and combined for conjoint use with the demountable rim invention hereinbefore described.

A still further form of our invention appears in Figs. 33 and 34, in which case the detachable'flange 0 having inwardly .and

upwardly turned edge which co-acts with' the down turned flange BY on the rim BY. The flanges of this'rim may be of either clencher vor channel form. The ring or ange 0 is open at 'apoint O. One end is vprovided with ears O2 and is bifurcated to receive the end of the link P. The remainder of the device, z'. e. the lug O3 and the head or end P of the link are the-same as before described. This device is operated by a wrench like that shown in Figs. 4, 12 and 37. .Fig 34 illustrates the working condition of the parts, the link in this case serving to brace apart the ends of the ring and thus hold it in expanded engagement with the flange BY of the rim. Fig. 33 illustrates the non-working or detached or unlocked positions of the parts. A vfurther or safety fastening may be provided if desired, but none is required. With this form of our invention we prefer to use a bridge plate to close the gap in the expanded ring;

As various modifications of our invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art we do not limit or confine the inl vention to thespecic structures herein .shown and described.

' granted March Q, 1909, and of our application 481,360, filed March 5, 1909, which was a division of said application, Serial Num-l ber 426,494, the latter having been :ibandoned in favor of the present application.

Having thus described our invention we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A demountable wheel rim' comprising a split ring, in combination with al link having a pin and slot connection to one end of the ring, and a lug on the other end of the ring, the free end of the linkl being interlockable with said lug stantially as described.

2. In a vehicle wheel rim, in combination, a fixed member, a split detachable rim member carrying tire retaining means, a latch connected to one end of the split member and movable with relation thereto in the plane of the wheel,vand means for holding said latch inengageinent with the other end ofthe split member.

3. Ina v ehicle wheel rim in combination, a fixed member, a split detachable rim member, carryingtire retaining means, a latch pivoted to one lend of said split member by means o f a pivot whose axis is substantially parallel' to that of the wheel, a lug on the other end of said split member adapted to be engaged by said latch, and means for in two positions, 'Subholding said latch inengagement with said lug.

In testimony whereof, we' have hereunto set our hands, this 30th day of January, 1909, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES GILBERT HAWLEY.

ERLE K.' BAKER. Witnesses: v v

' ARTHUR LrPsGHUTz, JOHN R. LEFEVRE; 

